HEAD NECK
ORAL CAVITY AND TONGUE
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Question
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The first permanent teeth to erupt are the ____
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mandibular centrals
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mandibular first molars
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maxillary cuspids
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maxillary centrals
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The first permanent teeth that emerge in the oral cavity are the maxillary and mandibular first molars at around six years of age (six-year molars). They erupt distally to the deciduous second molars. Their eruption is accompanied by or preceded by the exfoliation of the deciduous mandibular central incisors.
Detailed explanation-2: -The maxillary teeth erupted earlier than mandibular teeth.
Detailed explanation-3: -Instead, the first permanent teeth to come in are generally a child’s “first molars, ‘’ which erupt in the empty space in the back of the gums when the child is somewhere between the ages of 5 and 7.
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